Primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients: A cohort study

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 936-943

  Dell'Era, A ^a,b   Cubero Sotela, J ^a   Fabris, F M ^a,b   Petazzi, G ^a,b   Reati, R ^a,b   Iannuzzi, F ^a   Nicolini, A ^b   Rumi, M G ^a,b   de Franchis, R ^a,b   Primignani, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Endoscopic band ligation; Hepatic vein pressure gradient; Oesophageal varices

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NADOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATIC VEIN; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIBIDO DISORDER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 55549094433     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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